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20 36—EXHIBITING ELECTRICAL MACHINES, ETC. Every person exhibiting for pay Electrical Machines for testing strength or other machines or implements, on the streets or any location, for profit, shall pay a specific license tax of five dollars ($5.) per annum or two dollars per week. NOT TRANSFERABLE. 37 --EXPRESS AIM TRAINSPORTATION COMPANIES. Every Express Company or railroad doing an express business, having an office or doing business in this city, shall pay for the exercise of this of this privilege a specific tax of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.) for a year or part of a year. At a meeting of the Council April 11,1907 this 37th, section was amended as Follows; But when two companies are operated jointly under the same agency and office the combined license tax shall be two hundred dollars. 38—FEED STABLES OR WAGON YARDS. Each person keeping a reed Stable or wagon yard shall pay a specific license tax of ten dollars ($10. ). No pro rata. 39 –FLOUR AND MEAL MANUFACTURES. On every license to a manufacturer of Flour and Veal the tax shall be fifty dollars ($50. ). But when such manufacturer deals in Flour, Meal or other grain produce other than his own manufacture he shall phall be required to procure a merchant’s license graduated by the amount of such purchases. 40--FORTUNE TELLERS. Every person practicing the art of divination,fortune telling,or palmistry who shall practice the same in this city shall pay a tax of twenty five dollars for one year or ten dollars per month. Not transferable. 41--FOUNDRY AND MECHINE SHOPS. On every license to a foundry the tax shall be twenty five dollars ($25.). On every license to a Machine Shop the tax shall be twenty five dollars ($25.). But if a foundry be conducted in conjunction with a machine shop the combined tax shall be Forty dollars ($40.) . 42 --- FURNITURE UPHOLSTERER OR REPAIR. On every license to a furniture upholsterer or repairer the tax shall be ten dollars (10. ) . 43 - HOBBY -HORSES, FTC. The license tax on Hobby Horse Machines, Merry-go-rounds or other like machines Shall be twenty-five dollars per week of six running days, or ten dollars ($10.) per day if issued for less period than one week. 44--- HOTELS. Any person who shall for compensation furnish lodging diet and entertainment for travelers, sojourners, guests or boarders, in his house, and sell by retail wine, spiritous or malt liquors, or any mixture of them, shall be deemed to keep a Hotel. And the specific tax which shall be paid for the privilege of keeping shall be four hundred dollars ($400.), and an additional tax of two dollars for each available room in such hotel for lodging and accommodation of guests. 45 – ICE DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS. On each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and dealing ice, the license tax shall be fifty dollars ($50.) for each plant operating. 46 - -INSURANCE COMPANIES, ACCIDNET. On every license tax to a person or firm to act as agent or solicitor for an Accident Insurance Company not having its principal or home in this city, there shall be specific license tax for doing business in this city of thirty dollars for each company represented. On all Steam Boiler Insurance Companies, the license tax shall be the same as on Accident Insurance Companies. 47 - -INSURANCE COMPANIES----FIRE, ETC. On every license tax to a person or firm to act as agent or solicitor for an Fire Insurance Company not having its principal office in this city, there shall be specific license tax for doing business in this city of thirty dollars ($30.) for each company represented. When two or more agents not acting as co-partners and representing the same company, each of such shall be required to produce a license. Every agent or solicitor paying the aforesaid license is allowed to employ canvassers. 49---INSURANCE COMPANIES – GUARANTEE. On every license to a Person or firm to act as agent or solicitor of for any company guaranteeing official or other bonds, not having its principal or home office in this city there shall be specific license tax for doing business in this city of twenty five dollars for each company represented. 50—INSURANCE --- INDUSTRIAL AND PRUDENTIAL. On every license to an Industrial or prudential Insurance Company doing business in this city, or any person or firm, acting as agent for such company/ there shall be A specific tax of thirty dollars ($30.) and in addition thereto there shall be a specfic tax of ten dollars ($10.) for each and every agent, solicitor or collector. The definition of an Industrial and prudential Insurance Company in this section shall be a company that writes small policies on lives, the premiums on which are payable weekly. Any old line Insurance Company doing an Industrial or Prudential business erect pay the foregoing license tax in addition to the license tax imposed upon it by ___ 51 of this ordinance.